diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index b8404b311b..acd3ffb57f 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ typedef enum {
 
 /* backwards compatibility; use QDF_MAC_ADDR_STR instead */
 #define QDF_MAC_ADDRESS_STR QDF_MAC_ADDR_STR
-/* backwards compatibility; use QDF_MAC_ADDR_BCAST_INIT instead */
-#define QDF_MAC_ADDR_BROADCAST_INITIALIZER QDF_MAC_ADDR_BCAST_INIT
 
 /**
  * struct qdf_mac_addr - A MAC address
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
index 848b8fafaf..352e2bdd12 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ static inline bool qdf_is_macaddr_group(struct qdf_mac_addr *mac_addr)
  */
 static inline bool qdf_is_macaddr_broadcast(struct qdf_mac_addr *mac_addr)
 {
-	struct qdf_mac_addr broadcast_mac_addr =
-		QDF_MAC_ADDR_BROADCAST_INITIALIZER;
+	struct qdf_mac_addr broadcast_mac_addr = QDF_MAC_ADDR_BCAST_INIT;
 	return qdf_is_macaddr_equal(mac_addr, &broadcast_mac_addr);
 }